Suzanne Cook

Gebundenes Buch

Xurt'an

The End of the World and Other Myths, Songs, Charms, and Chants by the Northern Lacandones of Naha'

Beschreibung

Showcases the rich storytelling traditions of the northern Lacandones of Naha' through a collection of traditional narratives, songs, and ritual speech. This collection includes creation myths, the structure of the universe, the realms of the gods and their intercessions in the affairs of their mortals, and the journey of the souls after death.

Autor

Suzanne Cook is an adjunct professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria. She is a former project director and principal investigator of the Volkswagen Foundation–sponsored Lacandon Cultural Heritage Project and the author of The Forest of the Lacandon Maya: An Ethnobotanical Guide .  

Produktdetails

• Native Literatures of the Americas and Indigenous World Literatures
• Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 166mm x 58mm
• Gewicht: 1228g
• ISBN-13: 9780803271555
• ISBN-10: 0803271557
• Artikelnr.: 54551534